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Pink Bubbles Go Ape 
Studio album by Helloween Released March, 1991 Recorded 1990 Genre Heavy metal Length 44:02 Label EMI Producer Chris Tsangarides Helloween chronology Live in the UK
(1989)Pink Bubbles Go Ape
(1991)Chameleon
(1993)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Sea of Tranquility 
[1]Allmusic [2]Pink Bubbles Go Ape is the fourth studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1991. It marked the departure of guitarist Kai Hansen, with Roland Grapow replacing him. Musically it was written with a softer, less epic, and sometimes humorous approach, which would be later fully implemented in the band's follow up album, Chameleon.
The album contains two singles, which are "Kids of the Century" and "Number One". "Kids of the Century" reached #56 in the United Kingdom. There were some tunes recorded for this album, which were either not featured on it (Windmill)[1] or have never been finished (City Cries).[2] On the other hand, the track "Heavy Metal Hamsters" (supposedly written about the band's former record company) was, according to Michael Weikath, never intended to be on the album, but rather on a B-side of a single.
Contents
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Pink Bubbles Go Ape" Kiske 0:36 2. "Kids of the Century" Kiske 3:51 3. "Back On The Streets" Grapow/Kiske 3:23 4. "Number One" Weikath 5:13 5. "Heavy Metal Hamsters" Weikath/Kiske 3:28 6. "Goin' Home" Kiske 3:51 7. "Someone's Crying" Grapow 4:18 8. "Mankind" Grapow/Kiske 6:18 9. "I'm Doin' Fine, Crazy Man" Grosskopf/Kiske 3:39 10. "The Chance" Grapow 3:47 11. "Your Turn" Kiske 5:38 Japanese Version Bonus Track No. Title Writer(s) Length 12. "Shit And Lobster" Grosskopf 4:08 Expanded edition bonus tracks No. Title Writer(s) Length 12. "Blue Suede Shoes" Carl Perkins 2:36 13. "Shit And Lobster" Grosskopf 4:08 14. "Les Hambourgeois Walkways" Weikath 5:47 15. "You Run With The Pack" Grosskopf 3:54 - M - 12,13 also appears on the Kids of the Century.
- M - 14,15 also appears on the Number One.
Personnel
- Michael Kiske - vocals
- Michael Weikath - guitar
- Roland Grapow - guitar
- Markus Grosskopf - bass
- Ingo Schwichtenberg - drums
Trivia
- As opposed to the customary pumpkin, the "o" in the "Helloween" logo was represented by, appropriately enough, a bubble.
- The opening notes of "Heavy Metal Hamsters" are from the riff of the song "Rat Bat Blue" by Deep Purple.
References
- ^ "Helloween: Pink Bubbles Go Ape-Expanded Edition (remaster)". Sea of Tranquility. http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=3766. Retrieved 2011=06-22.
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r254146/review
Categories:- Helloween albums
- 1991 albums
- Albums produced by Chris Tsangarides
- Albums with cover art by Storm Thorgerson
- 1990s heavy metal album stubs
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